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MANUSCRIPTS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI?

ON ANATOMY

SHEETS B

PUBLISHED BY TEODORO SABACHNIKOFF?

Teodoro Sabachnikoff (1850–1912) was a Russian scholar and patron of the arts who funded the high-quality reproduction of Leonardo's manuscripts.

TRANSCRIBED AND ANNOTATED BY GIOVANNI PIUMATI?

Giovanni Piumati was the scholar responsible for the difficult task of deciphering Leonardo's mirror-writing and providing a modern Italian transcription.

THE MANUSCRIPTS

LEONARDO DA VINCI

FROM THE ROYAL LIBRARY AT WINDSOR

The Royal Library at Windsor Castle holds the world's most significant collection of Leonardo's drawings, acquired by King Charles II in the 17th century.

ON ANATOMY

SHEETS B The "B" series of sheets specifically contains Leonardo's anatomical observations from around 1510–1511, focusing on the respiratory and vascular systems.

PUBLISHED BY TEODORO SABACHNIKOFF

TRANSCRIBED AND ANNOTATED

GIOVANNI PIUMATI

WITH A TRANSLATION INTO THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

Facsimile reproduction of an anatomical sketch of a human skull by Leonardo da Vinci.

TURIN

ROUX AND VIARENGO PUBLISHERS

1901

original: "M DCCCC I"; the Roman numerals indicate the year of publication.